Gadget Zone: CCrane helps you enjoy music in the noisy outdoors

Listening to music as you cut the lawn or use a chainsaw is a lovely idea.

The reality? Not so much: The roar from the gas-powered motor usually blasts out the sound in your headsets, at best. At worst, it deafens you entirely.

Then there’s the problem of where to hold your music player/radio/smartphone. If you put it in your pocket, chances are that it will fall out when you bend over – and your ear buds fall out.

Thankfully, the clever folks at CCrane Company have come up with a clever solution to this problem. Their “Garden Noise Reduction Headphones and Radio Kit” (http://m.ccrane.com/Garden-Noise-Reduction-Headphones-and-Radio-Kit) combines a pair of Howard Leight Noise Reducing Stereo headsets – it comes with a cord that can plug into your music player or smartphone – with their high-quality CC Pocket Radio. The headsets reduce outside noise by 25 decibels while delivering decent stereo sound to your ears.